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PATENT WALTER N. GREEN, OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

OIL-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 534,688, dated February26, 1 895.

Application filed August '7, 1894.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER N. GREEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Cans; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My `invention relates to oil cans, and its object is to produce a cheap,simple, article of the character named that prevents evaporation and onethat has no projections on its sides to get broken in shipping and fromthe fact that there are no projections the can may be more closelypacked for shipping than it could if it had the projecting spout, &c.,and with these objects in view my invention consists in the parts andcombination of parts as will be more fully set out in the followingdescription and claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section, showing myinvention. Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same showing valve open indotted lines. Fig. 3 is a detailed plan of the lock. Fig. 4 is anenlarged sectional view through the spigot.

1 represents an oil can of suitable pattern; 2, the screw cap thereof.

2a is the outlet for the can in which is screw threaded the spout 3which is provided with a vent 4.

5 is a piece of suitable material soldered, or otherwise secured to theside of the can, on the side, which is provided with an opening 6 whichregisters with the outlet 2a, said piece of material 5 being providedwith a valve seat '7.

Sisa flat spring one end of which is secured to the piece 5 While theother end is bent to form an eye 9.

10 is a rod passing through the top of the can to the bottom thereof theupper end 11 of which is bent at right angles 'to the main body, whilethe lower end is similarly bent and formed into an eye 12.

13 is a link secured to the eye 12 of the rod 10 and to eye 9 of thespring 8.

13a is a bearing, in which the rod 10 works.

Serial No. 519.668. (No model.)

Said bearin g may be of any suitable construction.

14 is a suitable valve rmly secured to the spring 8 in such positionthat it is normally sealed upon the valve seat 7 thus keeping the outletof the can normally closed.

15 is a projection secured to the top of the can, and 16 is a lookinglever pivoted thereto, said lever having a cutaway portion in its freeend, in which the end 11 of the rod 10 tits.

When the can is shipped the spout 3 is unscrewedand tied or otherwisesecured to the can, and the end 11 of the rod 10 is locked by thelocking lever 16 against movement, thereby forcing the valve on its seat'7 and closing the'outlet 2f.

When it is desired to get oil out of the can the spout 3 is secured inthe outlet 2a and the locking lever 16 thrown back, thus freeing the rod10, whereupon the operator presses upon the end 11 thereby turning therod 10, and pulling the valve 14 0E its seat and opening the valve, thuspermitting theoil to iiow out through the spigot. The bearing 13a alsoserves as a stop to prevent the valve from opening too far.

It is important that the spout be provided with a vent for as soon asthe valve is closed the pressure of air in said vent will force all theoil out of the spout, whereas, if there were no vent the oil would keepdripping, for some time until thev spout is empty. This is the objectionwith the faucet cans. What I claim, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is

1. In an oil can, the combination with a valve secured on the insidethereof of a valve stem the ends of which are bent at right angles, oneof which is connected to the valve, while the other passes through thetop of the` can and serves as a handle to operate the valve; and alookin g lever secured to the top of the can, adapted to engage theright angle portion of the valve stem, thereby, locking the valve in aclosed position substantially as described.

2. The combination with an oil can, of al combined bearing and stop,secured to ,the bottom thereof, a valve secured to the side of the can,a fiat spring one end of which isse- 1o lever pivoted to the top of theeen and adapted to engage the valve stem, thereby, locking the same, allcombined and operating as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WALTER N. GREEN.

fitnessesz F. M. SMITH, HUSTIN WYETH.

